Ice-cream spoon.



R. NIELSEN. ICE CREAM s oon.

APPLICATION FILE!) DEC. 2. NH.

1,200,225. Patented Oct. 3,1916.

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R. NIELSEN.

ICE CREAM SPOON.

APPLICATION FILED 0c.2. I914.

1,200,225. Patented Oct. 3,1916.

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RASMUS NIELSEN, OF TROY, NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

Application filed December 2, 1914. Serial No. 875,144.

To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, RASMUS NIELSEN, citizenof the United States, residing" at Troy, in the county of Rensselaer andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inIce-Cream Spoons; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers;

skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters orfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in ice-cream spoons, and moreparticularly to the means employed for permitting the removal of thescraper, and the means for increasing the throw of the scraper.

In my Patent No. 781,899, dated Feb. 7th, 1905, I show and describe anice-cream spoon of the type contemplated in the present application,this invention involving improvements in the means for holding thespindle-in operative position, and for increasing the rotary action ofsaid spindle.

In the structure shown in the patent referred to, it was necessary toprovide two scraper blades to effectually remove the.

cream from the bowl, due to the construction and mounting of'the fingerlever. I have found that one of the blades may be dispensed with, byproviding improved means for connecting and operating the finger lever,and it is in regard to this feature, the present improvement has to dealwith.

I find that by placing an additional lever tails of construction andarrangement of parts which will be hereinafter described andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved spoon,inverted.

. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View, the parts being in normal position. Fig.3 is a detail perspective view of the finger lever and the associatedparts. Fig. 4c is a perspective view of the spoon looking from the top.

Fig. 5 is a detail vertical central section.

Fig. 6 is a cross section on the line a2w of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is anannular view, the finger lever being in position to rotate the scraperacross the bowl. Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing thefinger lever broken away to disclose the latch.

1 indicates a bowl, from which extends a handle 2. The top of the handleadjacent the bowl is formed with a longitudinal recess 3, and in thebowl in alinement with the recess, is an opening 1. The rear wall of therecess is formed with anopening 5, and in the bottom of the handle andcommunicating with the recess 3 is an opening 6.

7 indicates a scraper having a trunnion 8, which is mounted in anopening 9, in the forward end of the bowl, and attached to the scraperin alinement with the trunnion is a spindle 10. The spindle is formedadj acent the scraper with a hub 11, which finds a bearing in the recess3, and the opening 1, while the rear end of the spindle operates in theopening 5. Encircling the spindle is a coil spring 12, one end 13 beingfastened to the spindle, and the opposite end being bent and passedthrough the opening 6, and engaging the wall thereof.

Detachably fitted on the free end of the spindle is an arm 17, the uppersurface of which is normally in engagement with the under surface of alateral extension 18, on

the handle, while the hub is confined in a cut out portion 19, in thebottom of the handle. A finger lever 20 is pivoted at 21, to the arm 17one end of which is extended at 22, and engages the under surface of theextension 18 to hold it in relative position.

The opposite end of the finger lever projects beyond the plane of theside of the handle,

as at 23, to aflord a convenient means for operation.

Pivoted at 24 to the under side of the handle, in rear of the end of thespindle, is a latch 25, having a lip 26, which fits in a notch 27, inthe handle. The forward end of the latch engages the rear of the hub ofthe arm 17, and prevents the latter becoming disengaged from thespindle. To insure the latch against accidental displacement duringoperation of the spoon, the lip 26 is located in the path of movement ofthe finger lever, and acts as a fulcrum for the latter.

In operation, the finger lever is rocked rn'the direction of the arrowa, and because of the relative disposition of the pivot 21,

and the fulcrum point of the finger lever, the spindle can be rotatedone-half revolution, which of course, causes the single scraper to sweepover the inner surface of the bowl. This is only possible by reason ofthe fact that the arrangement of the finger lever and arm are sorelatively disposed that the movement is multiplied.

If'it is desired to remove the scraper from the bowl, the latch 25 isturned to one side, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8, and then the arm17 is slipped from the end of the spindle, the operator holding thescraper, which is under the tension of the spring. The arm 17 havingbeen removed and pressure on the scraper released, the spring will turnthe scraper up in alinement with the opening i, and the alined recess 3.Now by slightly moving the scraper back into the recess, the trunnion8will be disengaged from the opening 9, then by moving the scraperforward, the same and the spindle can be entirely removed. Of coursewhen the scraper is turned into registry with the recess, the spring isrelaxed and the hooked end 40 becomes disengaged from the wall of therecess What I claim is w 1. An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl, ascraper in the bowl, a handle extending from the bowl, a spindle mountedin the handle, and means including an arm extending from the spindle anda finger lever pivoted to the arm for rotating the scraper, the fingerlever extending beyond and engaging the handle, the latter acting as afulcrum for the finger lever when the scraper is operated.

2. An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper in the bowl, a handleextending from the bowl, a spindle mounted in the handle, spindleoperating means including an arm mounted on the spindle, and a fingerlever pivoted to the arm, a latch for holding the arm on the spindle,said finger lever engaging the latch and holding the same againstdisplacement when the spindle is operated.

3. An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl, a handle extending from thebowl and having a recess which communicates with the bowl, a scrapermounted in the bowl, a spindle attached to the scraper and mounted inthe recess and in an opening formed in the handle, an arm extending fromthe spindle and normally engaging the handle, a finger lever pivoted tothe arm and extending beyond the plane of the handle, said finger pieceoperating against the handle as a fulcrum when rotating the scraper, anda spring for rotating the scraper in one direc tion.

4. An ice-cream spoon comprising a. bowl, a handle extending from thebowl and having a recess which communicates with the bowl, a scrapermounted in the bowl, a spindle attached to the scraper and mounted inthe recess, and in an opening formed in the handle, an arm extendingfrom the spindle and normally engaging the handle, a finger leverpivoted to the arm and extending beyond the plane of the handle, saidfinger piece operating against the handle as a fulcrum when rotating thescraper, a spring for rotating the scraper in one direction, a latchmounted on the handle to hold the arm on the spindle, said latch beingengaged by the finger lever when operating the scraper and preventingsaid latch becoming disengaged.

5. An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper in the bowl, a handleextending from the bowl, a spindle extending from the 1 scraper andmounted to rotate in the handle,

means connected to the spindle for multiplying the rotary movement ofthe scraper, said means including two arms pivoted to each other, and alatch on the handle to hold one of the arms in operative position.

6. An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper in the bowl, a handleextending from the bowl, a spindle extending from the scraper andmounted to rotate in the handle, an arm detachably mounted on thespindle and normally mounted on the spindle and normally bearing againstthe handle, a finger lever pivoted to the arm, said lever engaging thehandle and rocking on same when operating the scraper, a latch forholding the arm and the'lever in operative relation with the spindle,and a spring for op erating the scraper in one direction.

7 An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper in the bowl, a handleextending from the bowl, a spindle extending from the scraper andmounted in the handle, an arm detachably mounted on the spindle, a leverpivoted to the arm, the lever and arm constituting scraper operatingmeans, said lever engaging the handle to form a fulcrum when operatingthe scraper, whereby to rotate the arm and rock the spindle to scrapethe whole inner area of the bowl, and a spring for operating the scraperin the other direction.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

RASMU S NIELSEN.

Witnesses LEONARD H. GiLns,

NELS NIELSEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for i ive cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

